Mangalore, March 6: Denzil Karkada, the owner of Willies Garage in Balmatta, died at a private hospital in the city on Monday after a brief illness.
He was 72. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the last one week.
Born to William Karkada and Lalitha Karkada couple in 1939, he was the music director of the Balmatta Musical Association since 1963.
He shot to fame through a series of musical programmes across Karnataka, including Mysore and Bangalore. He had also earned a name in the field of social service. A number of his programmes were aired on television also.
He was also the director of the Protestant Christian Cooperation. He is survived by wife, two daughters and a large number of relatives.
The final rites will be performed on Tuesday at Gorigudda burial ground. The cortege will leave his Pearls Apartment building in Balmatta at 3.30 pm, according to family sources.
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